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E. J. NELSON & H. WATKINS. TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.10,1911.

1,046,631 Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 10. 1 911.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Serial No. 613,552.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWIN J. NELSON and HARRY WATKINS, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Utica, in the count-y of Oneida and State ofNew York, have invented certain new .and useful Improvements in Tables,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawing.

Our invention relates to a table, and we declare the following to be afull, clear, concise and exact description thereof sufficient to enableany one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which likereference characters refer to like parts throughout the specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a table having a reversibletop whereby one side thereof may be covered with felt adapted for use incard playing and the reverse side may be of a suitable finish for use asa serving table.

The legs of the table are provided with rollers whereby the table may berolled from the serving room into the parlor or else where. Such a tableis desirable, especially where the table is designed to serve in both ofthe capacities named to avoid the destruction of the felt covering thesurface of a card table, by the spilling of stains thereon. In thepresent instance the felt covered surface can be reversed and thereforecompletely protected.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspec tive View of the table, showingthe serving surface uppermost; Fig. 2 is a plan view from beneath,showing the table in folded position; Fig. 3 is a detail enlarged of abracket employed; Fig. 4 is a detail enlarged, in perspective, of andcorrelated parts, showing the range of position of a certain part; Figs.5 and 6 are respectively enlarged details, showing a front and a sideelevation of a leg bracket; Fig. 7 is a perspective detail enlarged of abracket supporting a link; Fig. 8 is a detail enlarged, in perspective,of a bracket and hook employed; Fig. 9 is a transverse section of thetable top on line 99 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the table top 1 is adaptedto have one surface 2 for playing cards and the reverse side 3 adaptedfor a serving table. Surface 2 is preferably covered with felt which maybe a sheet thereof or small fragments, as waste suitably compressed andheld to said surface by glue or like substance. The serving surface 3 ismade plain with a covering of varnish and has a peripheral shoulder 4raised a little above the surface in order to keep the dishes fromaccidentally sliding off the table. At one end of the table top 1 thereis secured journal brackets 55 adapted for the pivotal mounting of links66 having shoulders 77 whereby to engage with a lug 8 integral withmember 9 secured by bolts or screws 10 to legs 1111.

The remote end of table top 1 is provided with brackets 12-12 havingintegral there with eyes 13 whereby to engage hooks 14 secured in asuitable manner to the other pair of legs 1515. Said hooks 14 compriseknubs 23 whereby to engage the under edge of eyes 13 and therebysecurely lock hooks 14 in position, so that the accidental raising oftable top 1 will not release hooks 14 from eyes 13 and thus allow thetable to collapse, immediately the raising force is removed. Legs 11 and15 may have a curved shape as seen in Fig. 2 in order to dispose theportions in contact with the floor at such a position that will beconvenient for a person sitting up to the table.

As may be readily seen from Fig. 4, links 6 because of shoulders 77engagement with lugs 8 of members 9 will always assume a relativelyvertical position whereby the table top may be held normally level whenthe remote end is in engagement with either pair of hooks 1414 or 1616,which are constructed alike. versed most conveniently by tipping thetable on edge, releasing hooks 14 or 16, from eyes 1212, swinging tabletop 1 on the pivotal bearings in brackets 44, as a fulcrum, so thathooks 16'16 disposed on the remote ends of legs 15 may be engaged byeyes 13l3 of brackets 12-12. Legs 15-15 are provided with rollers 17 ateither end, and legs 11 are provided with rollers 18 journaled inbrackets 2l21, secured to said legs. Legs 11 and 15 are suitably bracedby bars 1919 and rods 20, and are fulcrumed upon bar 22.

In Fig. 9 there is shown a transverse section of top 1. Surface 2comprises a plurality of pieces of felt waste which are confined betweenperipheral shoulder 4, as a side and base 3 which in this instance mayTable top 1 may be rebe a stiff piece of pasteboard. The pieces offabric are held to the pasteboard by glue after having been pressed intoposition, whereupon the surface is made smooth by the employment of sandpaper rollers.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a table, the combination of a top, a pair of legs pivotallyconnected with said top, a second pair of legs fulcrumed upon the firstpair, said pivotal connection of the first pair of legs with the tabletop comprising links having shoulders adapted to engage lugs secured tosaid first pair of legs, whereby said table top may be held in normalhorizontal position, and said second pair of legs having hooks at eachend to engage eyes secured to said table top, whereby to support saidtable top in horizontal position, eyes in the edge of the top to engagesaid hooks.

2. In a table, a top having brackets at opposite edges, a pair of legswith one end of each hinged to the brackets on one edge of the top, asecond pair of legs pivoted to the former pair and having at each end acaster and a hook adapted to engage the corresponding bracket on thefree edge of the top.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto aflixed our signatures in thepresence of two Witnesses.

EDWIN J. NELSON. HARRY WATKINS.

Witnesses: i

i Y P. W. Lrr'rERLY,

T; L. WILDER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

